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The History of the University of Idaho; a bibliography

A 100-year-old multi-faceted institution naturally has many diverse
stories to tell. A history of this university can be quickly
scanned or any small portion can be savored in great depth. The
place to start learning about the path that has lead us to where
we are today is the two comprehensive histories of the University
of Idaho. Keith Petersen's This Crested Hill is the official
centennial pictorial history with an excellent narrative and bibliography.
Rafe Gibb's Beacon for Mountain and Plain is an older work
written by the University's long-time Director of Information.

The Department of Special Collections holds many other materials
about the University's history than those listed here, some of
the latter are also in the general collection as indicated by
their call numbers; these include publications such as the Gem
of the Mountains and agricultural bulletins, historical photographs,
archival records and manuscripts.

Anderson, Clifton E. History of the College of Agriculture at the University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: College of Agriculture, University of Idaho, [1998].
CALL #: S537.I3U54 1998
CALL #: Idaho S537.I3U54 1998

Beal, Merrill D. History of Idaho State College. [Pocatello?, Idaho State
College?] c1952.
Note: Idaho State was once the Southern Branch of the University
of Idaho.
CALL #: LD2308.I62B4
CALL #: Day-NW LD2308.I62B4

Bosch, M. J. The economic impact of the on-campus research effort
of the University of Idaho on the community of Moscow, Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: Office
of the Coordinator of Research, [1976?].Case studies of University of Idaho research; 4
Revision of Bosch's thesis (M.S.)--University of Idaho, 1976.
CALL #: HC108.M6B6 1976a
CALL #: Idaho HC108.M6B6 1976a

Brosnan, Cornelius J. Papers,1917-1950.
4 linear feet
Summary: Research material for his History of the State of Idaho
and material on the history of the University of Idaho to 1946.
Professor of History, University of Idaho, 1921-1952.Unpublished inventory in the repository.
CALL #: Spec Col MG18

Brosnan, Cornelius J. History of the University of Idaho. [microform] Salt
Lake City,Universal Microfilming Corp.,1952.
Original in the University of Idaho Library. Microfilm copy of typescript. Positive.
CALL #: Film 8

Gibbs, Rafe. Papers,1919-1962.
2 linear feet
Cataloged in repository with main entry: Beacon for mountain and
plain.
Summary: Collected research material, early photographs of the
university, the carbon typescript of the final draft, and correspondence
of Rafe Gibbs with the printer, Caxton Printers.Unpublished inventory in the repository.
CALL #: Spec Col MG49

Idaho. State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Semicentennial of the University of Idaho, January 30,
1939. [Boise: State Board of Education], 1939.
CALL #: Idaho LD2323 1939

Larson, Martin Alfred. Plaster saint,a novel of heresy on the campus. [1st
ed.] New York, Exposition Press [1953]
Note: A novel of campus life by a disenchanted former university
English professor.
CALL #: PS3523.A75P6
CALL #: Day-NW PS3523.A78P56

Magden, Ronald Ernest. The political background of the location of the University
of Idaho: typescript, July 30, 1954. A term paper for the course:
Problems in the History of the West, University of Idaho.
CALL #: Spec Col MG 5009

Martin, Paris. History of the University of Idaho. 3d version. [Moscow, University
of Idaho, 1936]
CALL #: Idaho LD2323.M39

Peters, Charles A. The University of Idaho and Charles A. Peters: typescript, [1962]
Summary: Memoirs of the head of the University of Idaho chemistry
department, 1901-1908. Accompanied by correspondence between the
author and Rafe Gibbs, university director of information (2 items,
Nov. 1962).
CALL #: Spec Col MG 5295

Rhodes, Jess Decker. The transition of the University of Idaho from pre-university
to a university organization; a preliminary survey of the first
quarter century, 1889-1913. [Moscow] 1952.
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Idaho.
CALL #: LD2323.R45
CALL #: Thesis LD2323.R45

Ryan, Michael Gerald. The historic origins of the University of Idaho; with
special reference to more remote origins as the Morrill Act, the
educational philosophy underlying it, the land-grant ordinances,
and the existence of a public domain. [Moscow] 1939.
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Idaho.
CALL #: LD2333.R9
CALL #: Thesis LB2333.R9

Rotert, Carla. The University of Idaho during the World War II Years
: typescript, May 1, 1968.
Summary: A term paper for History 123.
CALL #: Spec Col MG 5132

Sarvis, Howard C.,1900-1985. The army and the University, 1918: Typescript,1984.
Summary: Reminiscences of a member of the Student's Army Training
Corps on the University of Idaho campus, Oct.-Dec. 1918, including
photographs and copies of his discharge and enlistment record. Photocopy.
CALL #: Spec Col MG 5118

Savage, George. The University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife
and Range Sciences, 1909-1984 -- an album. Moscow: College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range
Sciences, University of Idaho, 1985.
CALL #: SD254.I23M6839 1985
CALL #: Idaho SD254.I23S38 1985

Stafford, Kenneth Roger. The economic impact of the University of Idaho on the
community of Moscow, Idaho by K.R. Stafford, M. Di Noto, R.W. Stark.
Moscow: Idaho Research Foundation, 1974.Case studies of University of Idaho research; [no. 1]
CALL #: HC108.M6S75
CALL #: Idaho HC108.M6S75

The University of Idaho Library: a centennial history,
compiled by Karen A. Buxton. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho
Library, c1988.
"Compiled ... from the unpublished manuscript The University
of Idaho Library; A History by Robert D. Hook and Richard J. Beck."
CALL #: Z733.U74U5 1988
CALL #: Idaho Z733.U74U5 1988

University of Idaho. Womens Caucus. Papers,1971-1980.
0.5 l.f.
Summary: Newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes of meetings,
and legal documents of the Women's Caucus of the University of
Idaho.Unpublished inventory in the repository.
CALL #: Spec Col MG109

Warnick, C. C. A spirit of excellence: the first hundred years of engineering at the University of Idaho, 1889-1989. [Moscow, Idaho]: University of Idaho, 1997.
CALL #: LD2329.5.E54W37 1997
CALL #: Day-NW LD2329.5.E54W37 1997

This bibliography is revised from one entitled "University
of Idaho at 100 - Sources of our History" prepared by Herman
Ronnenberg in 1987.